New Delhi/Ahmedabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that cyclone Vayu has changed its course and it is unlikely to hit the Gujarat coast. Secretary at the Ministry of Earth Sciences M Rajeevan said, "It (Cyclone Vayu) may not make landfall. It will only skirt the coast. It has made a small deviation. But, its effect will be there with strong winds and heavy rain."

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IMD Additional Director General Devendra Pradhan said the cyclone will remain in the sea and move parallel to the Gujarat coast. "It has taken a slight westward movement. It will go parallel to the Gujarat coast," Pradhan said.